Was Nadal cheated? At least he was mentally broken against Robin Soderling. Here's why:
Read on more about the secret...
dimanche 31 mai 2009
Rafael NADAL LOST - FRENCH OPEN 2009 RESULTS
FEDERER'S YEAR?
Rafael Nadal the King of Roland-Garros Lost to Robert Soderling 6-2, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6.
HIGH QUALITY VIDEO
Rafael Nadal the King of Roland-Garros Lost to Robert Soderling 6-2, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6.
HIGH QUALITY VIDEO
THE SHOCKER: Nadal LOSES IN 4TH ROUND
Rafael Nadal's domination at the French Open was finally broken as the claycourt king shockingly surrendered 2-6, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-7 (2) to a 25th-ranked Swedish Robin Soderling on a bad Sunday for champions.
Soderling, hardly known out of tennis circle before the match, now put his name on everyone's lips after he completed a mission impossible by handing four-time winner Nadal his first-ever defeat at Roland Garros.
For a while, Nadal looked fighting back from one set down when he won a tiebreaker in the second set. While many thought the 22-year-old Spaniard could still roll on to a record fifth straight title in, Soderling refused to let it happen.
As his attempt at an angled volley looped wide in the second tiebreaker of the match, Nadal was finally brought down on his favorite surface on which he has piled up 150 wins against six losses including the most vicious one.
"I lost. That's what I can say," said Nadal, "I played very short and I made him very easy to play at this level. When a player plays bad, he must lose."
"This is not a tragedy, losing here in Paris. It had to happen one day. I have to accept it with the same calm when I lose as when I win," he added.
Also on clay, Nadal had overwhelmed Soderling, 6-1, 6-0, earlier this season in the Round of 16 in Rome, but he insisted he was not surprised by his opponent's powerful performance this time.
"He didn't surprised me, because I know how he play, how dangerous he can be." he said.
"So it was my fault. Sure, he did very well. But I didn't play my tennis and for that reason I lost." he added.
Soderling tried to stay cool as he braced himself for "the biggest moment so far" of his career.
"I'm very, very happy. I couldn't even dream of this before the match, so I will remember this match for the rest of my life. But I also want to try to concentrate on the next matches, so I don't want to feel too happy.
"I kept telling myself, this is just another match. I don't care if it's the fourth round in French Open against Nadal. This is just like any other match. That helped me." he added.
Taken from: www.chinaview.cn 2009-06-01 10:08:14
Soderling, hardly known out of tennis circle before the match, now put his name on everyone's lips after he completed a mission impossible by handing four-time winner Nadal his first-ever defeat at Roland Garros.
For a while, Nadal looked fighting back from one set down when he won a tiebreaker in the second set. While many thought the 22-year-old Spaniard could still roll on to a record fifth straight title in, Soderling refused to let it happen.
As his attempt at an angled volley looped wide in the second tiebreaker of the match, Nadal was finally brought down on his favorite surface on which he has piled up 150 wins against six losses including the most vicious one.
"I lost. That's what I can say," said Nadal, "I played very short and I made him very easy to play at this level. When a player plays bad, he must lose."
"This is not a tragedy, losing here in Paris. It had to happen one day. I have to accept it with the same calm when I lose as when I win," he added.
Also on clay, Nadal had overwhelmed Soderling, 6-1, 6-0, earlier this season in the Round of 16 in Rome, but he insisted he was not surprised by his opponent's powerful performance this time.
"He didn't surprised me, because I know how he play, how dangerous he can be." he said.
"So it was my fault. Sure, he did very well. But I didn't play my tennis and for that reason I lost." he added.
Soderling tried to stay cool as he braced himself for "the biggest moment so far" of his career.
"I'm very, very happy. I couldn't even dream of this before the match, so I will remember this match for the rest of my life. But I also want to try to concentrate on the next matches, so I don't want to feel too happy.
"I kept telling myself, this is just another match. I don't care if it's the fourth round in French Open against Nadal. This is just like any other match. That helped me." he added.
Taken from: www.chinaview.cn 2009-06-01 10:08:14
Day seven (7) - French Open 2009 Men's Singles 3rd Round Results
2009 French Open Results
| Published in men's singles | 0 comentarii
Court Philippe Chatrier
Christophe Rochus BEL - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA (9): 2-6, 2-6, 2-6
Court Philippe Chatrier
Paul-Henri Mathieu FRA (32) - Roger Federer SUI (2): 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 4-6
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Andy Roddick USA (6) - Marc Gicquel FRA: 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Jurgen Melzer AUT (24) - Gael Monfils FRA (11): 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 1-6
Court 1
Philipp Kohlschreiber GER (29) - Novak Djokovic SRB (4): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Court 1
Tommy Haas GER - Jeremy Chardy FRA: 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Court 2
Juan Martin Del Potro ARG (5) - Igor Andreev RUS (25): 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
Court 7
Tommy Robredo ESP (16) - Maximo Gonzalez ARG: 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-0
| Published in men's singles | 0 comentarii
Court Philippe Chatrier
Christophe Rochus BEL - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA (9): 2-6, 2-6, 2-6
Court Philippe Chatrier
Paul-Henri Mathieu FRA (32) - Roger Federer SUI (2): 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 4-6
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Andy Roddick USA (6) - Marc Gicquel FRA: 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
Court Suzanne Lenglen
Jurgen Melzer AUT (24) - Gael Monfils FRA (11): 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 1-6
Court 1
Philipp Kohlschreiber GER (29) - Novak Djokovic SRB (4): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Court 1
Tommy Haas GER - Jeremy Chardy FRA: 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Court 2
Juan Martin Del Potro ARG (5) - Igor Andreev RUS (25): 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
Court 7
Tommy Robredo ESP (16) - Maximo Gonzalez ARG: 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-0
Inscription à :
Articles (Atom)